Incoming freshman point guard Shane Larkin, who left DePaul after only a few practices earlier this month, is transferring to Miami (Fla.) to play for new coach Jim Larranaga, according to CBS Sports.

Larkin, the son of former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin, cited a "medical condition" as the reason for leaving DePaul and plans to appeal to the NCAA for a waiver to play immediately this fall. However, since he attended classes at DePaul and participated in the majority of the club's 10 practices before the Blue Demons left for an exhibition tour of France, he could be forced to sit out this season before joining the Hurricanes.

Shane Larkin will play of Jim Larranaga's Hurricanes. (AP Photo)

Larranaga and his staff know Larkin well, having recruited him while at George Mason, so it's no surprise that he ended up at Miami.

"This is the same staff that was at George Mason when Shane took his official visit there," Larkin's AAU coach, Diana Neal, told the Orlando Sentinel. "Shane believes in them. They were good people.

"Shane is a very shy guy who likes to keep things on the down-low."

Larkin (5-11, 160) has been mum about the condition that led to his transfer. His father said the condition pre-dates his move to Chicago, but his high school coach said he knew of no medical issue.

"That's news to me. I hadn't heard anything about that," Anthony Long told the Sentinel last week. "I talked to Shane maybe three or four weeks ago. He was in summer school. He was doing well."